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MACHINE, SEWING- ATTACHMENTS

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Material Type
Artifact
Date Range From
1900
Date Range To
1910
Materials
STAINLESS STEEL
Catalogue Number
P19960084001
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Material Type
Artifact
Date Range From
1900
Date Range To
1910
Materials
STAINLESS STEEL
No. Pieces
17
Height
3.5
Length
16.6
Width
7.7
Description
BLACK STEEL BOX WITH GOLD EMBOSSED LETTERS AND BORDER AROUND "SINGER" ON THE LID. INSIDE IS LINED WITH PURPLE VELVET AND HAS METAL HOOKS AND CLASPS TO HOLD ATTACHMENTS. YELLOWED PAPER LABEL LOOSE INSIDE LID OF BOX SAYS "THE DOSCO FARMER ASSORTMENT ESPECIALLY DESIGNED FOR RURAL RESIDENTS MADE IN GERMANY". CONTAINED INSIDE ARE 15 DIFFERENT STAINLESS STEEL ATTACHMENTS. LETTERING ON BOX IS WORN AND SURFACE IS SCRATCHED.
Subjects
TEXTILEWORKING T&E
Historical Association
DOMESTIC
History
ITEMS BELONGED TO DONOR'S MOTHER, WHO USED THEM WITH TREADLE MACHINE, FROM THE EARLY 1900'S. DONOR HAS LIVED IN LETHBRIDGE SINCE 1953.
Catalogue Number
P19960084001
Acquisition Date
1996-08
Collection
Museum
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